Sale reports / Virginia / Shenandoah Valley Livestock / 2023-04-01

Shenandoah Valley Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Harrisonburg, Virginia · Sat, Apr 1
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2169
Receipts
641 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 511▲ 2 vs year ago 639 · +0.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattles (Steers 272, Heifers 249, Bulls 120)

Value Added cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $212.96/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$212.96
272 head · 647 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$358
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$17.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.48
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2471225.341,06138
Medium and Large 1-2655220.351,44254
Medium and Large 1681208.141,418180
One grade step is worth $17.20/cwt here — about −$358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale272 hd
212.96
—
VA average7 barns · 1,024 hd
217.45
−4.48
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—832143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1902
SteersMedium and Large 1—437243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,06216
SteersMedium and Large 2—373233.64/cwt228.00–237.008718
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—655176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—554184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,01913
SteersMedium and Large 2—760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3302
SteersMedium and Large 2—333225.09/cwt212.50–237.507502
SteersMedium and Large 1—687223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5321
SteersMedium and Large 2—710186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—685217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,48631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—574234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,34320
SteersMedium and Large 1—315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1—491227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,11728
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—603207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2483
SteersMedium and Large 1—577219.98/cwt180.00–226.001,26915
SteersMedium and Large 2—474233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1045
SteersMedium and Large 2—568229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3013
SteersMedium and Large 1—802165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3232
SteersMedium and Large 1—860180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5481
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—746197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,47012
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—474231.37/cwt228.00–235.001,09712
SteersMedium and Large 2—635214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 1—382242.50/cwt242.50–242.509266
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,034146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5109
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—509238.49/cwt209.00–243.001,2148
SteersMedium and Large 1—507244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2378
SteersMedium and Large 1—640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3765
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—372207.50/cwt207.50–207.507722
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—686217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,48915
BullsMedium and Large 1—469219.96/cwt201.00–222.501,03216
BullsMedium and Large 1—433232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,00514
BullsMedium and Large 1—324225.67/cwt224.00–226.0073112
BullsMedium and Large 1—383237.00/cwt237.00–237.009085
BullsMedium and Large 1—670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2063
BullsMedium and Large 1—645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—452210.00/cwt210.00–210.009495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—735178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,30814
BullsMedium and Large 2—437233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0185
BullsMedium and Large 2—577191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,10218
BullsMedium and Large 2—781159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2429
BullsMedium and Large 1—556205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,14019
HeifersMedium and Large 2—805139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1191
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333208.05/cwt202.00–210.006934
BullsMedium and Large 2—332231.00/cwt231.00–231.007675
BullsMedium and Large 2—653164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—658179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1789
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418199.26/cwt189.00–201.0083314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—559191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,06811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—661170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1244
BullsMedium and Large 2—382244.00/cwt244.00–244.009322
BullsMedium and Large 2—499219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0937
HeifersMedium and Large 2—383205.00/cwt205.00–205.007858
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0497
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—554180.00/cwt180.00–180.009979
HeifersMedium and Large 1—486203.33/cwt186.00–204.5098830
HeifersMedium and Large 3—448211.00/cwt211.00–211.009455
HeifersMedium and Large 2—494196.00/cwt196.00–196.0096811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2736
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372203.00/cwt203.00–203.0075513
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—602177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0666
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—656180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530179.00/cwt179.00–179.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429197.36/cwt178.00–199.0084734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0986
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—432208.00/cwt208.00–208.008995
SteersMedium and Large 2—432225.00/cwt225.00–225.009722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—876164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4373
HeifersMedium and Large 1—333204.87/cwt192.50–207.0068214
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—778167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2999
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—916180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,64950

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.